Roads to Yosemite to close temporarily, due to winter storm

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Created 11/03/2011 - 7:22pm

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Times Staff

The Tioga Road (Highway 120 east of the Crane Flat Gas Station), the Glacier Point Road, and the Mariposa Grove Road in Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closing Thursday, Nov. 3, at 8:00p.m. A winter weather advisory has been issued and will be in effect from 8:00 p.m. Thursday until 8:00 a.m. Friday morning. Up to seven inches of snow is expected above 6,000 feet in elevation.

All roads are expected to be reassessed for opening by midday Friday, Nov. 4.

The closure is not expected to impact the Wawona Road (Highway 41), the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 west of the Crane Flat Gas Station), the El Portal Road (Highway 140), or roads within Yosemite Valley.
For updated 24-hour road and weather conditions for Yosemite National Park, please call 209-372-0200.